sea cfeature information report Teacher Assessment:
Above Standard (End of Grade 4)
Reads and responds to an increasing range of imaginative and informative texts with some unfamiliar vocab, textual features and ideas.
Interprets main ideas & purpose of text.
Makes inferences about characters & actions in imaginative texts and about characters motives & actions.
Infers meaning from informational texts.
Identifies how language is used to represent characters, information, events etc.
use several strategies to locate, select and record key information from texts
Comment:
Parker, you are a confident and fluent reader. You have a good knowledge of the codes and are able to decode new words when you are reader more difficult texts. You show a good understanding of books and texts. Well done, keep up the great effort!
English Assessment Task Grade 4 Narrative Writing – What a Mess!
The Task: Students were asked to complete a narrative/story on the topic “What a Mess!”. They were given a set time frame to complete the task. We encouraged our students to use organisational strategies to ensure they completed this task on time. Students were expected to do a plan, draft and final good copy. The checklist below has been completed by your child’s teacher.
E: Well Below Standard
Creation of a short imaginative text.
Related ideas and events to tell their story to their audience.
Simple and some compound words (but, then, however etc) were used to link sentences.
Effective vocabulary to convey meaning, including nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Correct spelling of most frequently used words and has made attempts to spell words with more complex spelling blends.
D: Below Standard
Composition of a short story longer than one paragraph.
Appropriate ordering of ideas.
Compound sentences linking two ideas, with correct use of verb tenses.
Development of character, setting and plot.
C: At Standard
The narrative piece has a clear purpose, to narrate or describe a story.
Composition of three or four logically ordered paragraphs.
Created a story that keeps in mind that their audience will have different needs and interests than themselves e.g. know who Luke Skywalker is.
Used a combination of writing and pictures to tell their story.
Correct spelling of two-syllable words with regular patterns, and plausible attempts at spelling two-syllable words with irregular spelling patterns.
B: Above Standard
Used a combination of writing and pictures to tell their story.
The story contains several logically ordered paragraphs that include ideas and information about familiar topics.
They have included a variety of simple and compound sentences, using verb tenses correctly.
They used punctuation to support meaning, including exclamation marks and quotation marks. Accurate use of full stops, commas and question marks.
They have used vocabulary appropriate to the narrative and spell most one-and two-syllable words with regular spelling patterns, and frequently used words which have less regular spelling patterns.
They’ve used sound and visual patterns when attempting to spell unfamiliar words.
A: Well Above Standard
Included familiar ideas and information for the specific narrative purpose and audience, print or electronic.
Used the five strategies; planning, drafting, proofreading, editing and revising.
Used appropriate vocabulary, punctuation and tense to suit a narrative text.
Has included typical features of a narrative e.g. introduction, problem and end.
Correct spelling of frequently occurring two- and three-syllable words.
The Task: For homework, the students were to prepare a speech to run for Junior School Council. The speech was to go for 1-2 minutes. They were encouraged to prepare a written speech to prompt them and a poster to convince others to vote for them. Students were encouraged to practise the speech before presenting.
Name: Parker Burns
E Well Below Standard
D Below Standard
C At Standard
B Above Standard
A Well Above Standard
Spoke clearly with appropriate tone, volume and pace
Made eye contactwith the audience
Maintained good posture, stood up tall and confidently
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Reading Video
THE ocean habitat reading - Term 3
Reading Video
Parker term 4 reading videoTeacher Assessment:
Parker, you are a confident and fluent reader. You have a good knowledge of the codes and are able to decode new words when you are reader more difficult texts. You show a good understanding of books and texts. Well done, keep up the great effort!
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What a Mess! Narrative Piece
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English Assessment Task Grade 4
Narrative Writing – What a Mess!
The Task:
Students were asked to complete a narrative/story on the topic “What a Mess!”. They were given a set time frame to complete the task. We encouraged our students to use organisational strategies to ensure they completed this task on time. Students were expected to do a plan, draft and final good copy. The checklist below has been completed by your child’s teacher.
Sovereign Hill Recount
Weekend Wrap
ANZAC Day Thank You Letter
Grandparents Day
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Speaking & Listening
News
Listening
JSC speech
English- Speaking and Listening Assessment TaskGrade 4
Oral Presentation – JSC Speeches
The Task: For homework, the students were to prepare a speech to run for Junior School Council. The speech was to go for 1-2 minutes.
They were encouraged to prepare a written speech to prompt them and a poster to convince others to vote for them. Students were encouraged to practise the speech before presenting.
Name: Parker Burns
Well Below Standard
Below Standard
At Standard
Above Standard
Well Above Standard